noun
1 how big or small sth is
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , fair , good , great , impressive , large , massive , substantial , vast
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The kitchen is a fair ~.
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The vast ~ of the country made it difficult to govern.
▪ compact , diminutive , limited , modest , small
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The unit's compact ~ makes it an ideal travel companion.
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The dog's diminutive ~ is attractive to many people.
▪ reduced
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the reduced ~ of the show
▪ increased
▪ increasing
▪ average , mean , medium
▪ moderate , reasonable , sufficient
▪ overall , total
▪ sheer
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The sheer ~ of these dinosaurs was their main weapon.
▪ appropriate , convenient , handy , manageable
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The ladder is a handy ~ for using in the house.
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classes of manageable ~
▪ optimal , optimum ( esp. BrE ), perfect
▪ correct , right
▪ wrong
▪ comparable , equal , equivalent , similar
▪ relative
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The relative ~ of the middle class has been steadily shrinking.
▪ normal , standard , uniform
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Her knee swelled to twice its normal ~.
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The standard ~ for the tiles is 12 inches.
▪ varying
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windows of varying ~s
▪ maximum , minimum
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The fish grow to a maximum ~ of 50 cm.
▪ actual , full , life
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The ring is shown actual ~ in the illustration.
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a life-size model of a Roman soldier
▪ adult
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Only a limited number of the fish will grow to reach adult ~.
▪ class , family , group , household , market , population , sample
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a model with constant population ~
▪ portion , serving ( AmE )
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The larger the serving ~, the more you're likely to eat.
▪ physical
▪ body , brain , etc.
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He eats a lot in proportion to his body ~.
▪ screen , window
VERB + SIZE
▪ adjust , change , control
▪ expand , increase
▪ limit
▪ decrease , reduce , shrink
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The company is reducing the ~ of its workforce.
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to shrink the ~ of government
▪ double , treble ( BrE ), triple
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She has almost doubled the ~ of her investments.
▪ determine
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A city's ~ is determined by the extent of its market area.
▪ match
▪ attain , grow to , reach
▪ estimate , guess , guess at
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I had to guess at the ~ of the batteries.
▪ overestimate , underestimate
▪ calculate , determine , measure
▪ compare
SIZE + VERB
▪ grow , increase
▪ decline , decrease , fall
▪ range from … to …
▪ vary
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The ~ of her audience varied.
▪ allow sth , allow for sth
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Their smaller ~ allowed for greater acceleration.
PREPOSITION
▪ from the ~ of
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From the ~ of the crowds outside, it was a very good movie.
▪ in ~
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How do the samples compare in ~?
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The city has doubled in ~ in the last twenty years.
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These insects range in ~ from one to two inches.
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Houses increase in ~ as you travel further from the city.
▪ in the ~ of
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the increase in the ~ of the population
PHRASES
▪ given the ~ of sth
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Given the ~ of the task, he won't have time to do anything else.
▪ half the ~ of sth , two, three, etc. times the ~ of sth
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Their house is twice the ~ of ours.
▪ relative to sb's/sth's ~
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Their weight is small relative to their ~.
▪ shapes and ~s , ~s and shapes ( often figurative )
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Our customers come in all shapes and ~s.
▪ ~ and scope
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Their website has grown in ~ and scope.
2 one of a number of fixed measurements
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , medium , small
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The company is now going to make these products in larger ~s.
▪ various
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Brushes come in various ~s.
▪ two-gallon , four-pound , etc.
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The half-gallon ~ comes in a metal can.
▪ imperial , metric
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New radiators come in metric ~s.
▪ adult , children's , men's , women's
▪ bust , chest , etc.
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XL fits chest ~s 44 to 50.
▪ bra , collar , shoe
▪ font
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I changed the font ~ on the document.
… OF SIZES
▪ range , variety
VERB + SIZE
▪ be , take , wear
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What ~ are you (= for shoes or clothes) ?
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What ~ do you take?
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Michael wears ~ 10 shoes.
▪ be available in , come in
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The bricks come in four ~s.
SIZE + VERB
▪ fit sb
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Children's ~s don't fit her any more.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/your ~
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Does this dress come in a bigger ~?
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I couldn't find the blouse in my ~.
PHRASES
▪ be a ~ too big, small, etc.
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The jacket is several ~s too large for him.
▪ ~ matters
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In surfing, ~ matters: big waves are beautiful.